Liquid-throwing gun.



1,178,269. Patented Apr. 4,1916.

W. F. SCHMIDT. LIQUID 'THROWING GUN. APPLICATION FILED 05c. 13, 1 915.

' SOLDERED' 6 I g/ I mwm T01? gyfig wa a rerririr VJILLIAM F. SCHMIDT. OF DETROIT, :LYIICHIGi-lil, KSSIGNOR TO MOYER-SHA'W MANUFAC- TURING CQMPANY, OF DETROIQ MICEIGAN, A CORPDRATIUN OF MICHIGAN.

.LLIQUID-THROVIING GUN.

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lie it known that, I, lVLLLIAM F. a ciiizaen oi the llniled litales, residing at Detroit, county of il -sync, Slate of Michigun, have invented a certain new and useful improvement in Liquid-Throwing Guns, and declare the following to be ufull, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will eimble'others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had lo the arcon'ipanying drawings, which form a. part of this specification.

This invention relaies to liquid-throwing guns intended as toys "for children.

It comprises a simple, cheap gun construction which can very ell'ectively suck in a charge of water or liquid and discharge it in a fine stream.

In the druwings,l igure 1 i" a View of.

the gun with one of the housing parts removed and some of the parts shown in sec tion. Fig. 2 is u front end elevation, Fig. 3 is a, detail showing a part of the housing and the barrel fastened thereinfio. l is 21 top elevation of the plunger and plunger-rod. Fig. is u perspective of the plunger-stop and swing abutment.

The gun housing ineloses blue larger part of the operating mechanism of the gun and also forms a handle. It comprisesupair of half she ls a, a. which are screwed together by screws 7). The forward ends of these half shells are provided with a pair of cylindrical socket portions 0, a which form a complete cylii'idrical socket for housing the coiled spring (z.

The barrel, (2 is lightly fitted intothe endo'lj the socket formed by the two half rings and is preferably soldered therein, although of course, ii might be otherwise fastened. The end oi? the barrel is sealed up except for :1 small. central aperture ,1 through which the streamer water is delivered when the plunger g travels forward in the barrel. This plunger is provided with a packring to prevent the escape ofthe lioiiid lo llle rear. Nov, ordinarily the yliiingrer lie-lo in retracted posiiion by ihe h coiled spring (1 which :il; lzhe s against the plunger-stop and spring ahul rt 5 {shown in perspecive in l ig. 7:) and which at its rear end a ainsfi the collar 9', the latter oi? which. held upon the shell by the spring Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed. December 13, 1315. Serial No. 66,421;

itself and the pin 71:. (loiiscqucnlily theloxqiunsion of this spring (Z normally lenri to drive the collar j against the shoulder-at the rear of the ovlimlrical soelge'l forl'ned. by the two hall shells. This conseruienily keeps the vplunger in the retracted position shown in Fig. l.

\lhen it desired in send the plunger forward to 6.11181 flu: liquid, this is easily accomplished by means of the trigge Z which is pivoted in the housing near the forward under side, and which is provided with. :i resistance arm that engages in the recess of the bifurcated end m oil the plunger-rod. Hence when the trigger is drawn back, the resislance arm of lhis trigger lever ravels forward and pushes the plun: ger-rod forward against the expansive force of the spring (Z, thereby propelling the plunger .lorward in the barrel 0 and. e pcllingr the liquid through the small orifice f.

To lill the bu'rrel with liquid, the plunger is projected to its forward position by retraction of lhe trigger, the barrel cud oflhe gun is plungeilinto the liquid and the trio-- ger allowed to gradually resume its forward position. This sucks the liquid into the barrel and the same is filled. ready for dis charge.

ll/hal; I claim is:

l. A liquid-throwing gun, comprising a barrel. provided with av small aperture at, its forward end a housing secured thereto, a plimger working in liquid-tight relation in said barrel, a spring tending to keep the plunger retraeled, and a trigger for forcing the plunger forward in the barrel to expel the conlxonts.

2. A liquid-throwing gun. having; in combinalion, a barrel provided with a small aperture at its forward end, :1 housing secured to the barrel, :1, plunger working in liquid tight relation in said barrel, :1. spring for normally keeping said plunger retract-- ed and carried in saidhousing. u plunger- .rod attached lo said uiun zer and exteniiline' him, having in. combination, a barrel provided with a small aperture at its forward end, a housing secured to the barrel and provided with a cylindrical socket alined with said barrel, a

plunger working in liquid-tight relation in end with a small aperture a housing secured to the barrel and carrying a spring, a plunger working in liquid-tight relation in said barrel 'and normally retracted by the influence of the said spring, a plungerrod secured to the plunger and extending into the said housing and having a bifurcated end, and a trigger pivoted in said housing and having a resistance arm engaging in the recess of the bifurcated end of the plunger-rod, the said trigger upon retraction serving to force the plunger-rod forward against the influence of the spring.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specification.-

WILLIAM F. SCHMIDT. 

